NFL Comments for 2024

[Sports_Freak]

18 hours ago, Motown Bombers said:

 

And his backup is on the IR too. They're in a world of hurt...time for some payback....

[sagnam]

On 12/1/2024 at 4:12 PM, sagnam said:

Joey Porter Jr is a penalty machine.

Joey Porter Jr. was flagged six times Sunday, but Mike Tomlin wants him to stay physical

[MichiganCardinal]

Week 15 NFL Power Rankings

1. Detroit Lions (12-1) *Super Bowl Contenders Tier*
2. Philadelphia Eagles (11-2)
3. Buffalo Bills (10-3)
4. Kansas City Chiefs (11-1)
5. Green Bay Packers (9-4)
6. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-3)
7. Baltimore Ravens (8-5) *Great But Not This Year Tier*
8. Minnesota Vikings (11-2)
9. Los Angeles Chargers (8-4)
10. Denver Broncos (8-5) *Good Not Great Tier*
11. Washington Commanders (8-5)
12. Houston Texans (8-5)
13. Los Angeles Rams (7-6)
14. Seattle Seahawks (8-5)
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-6)
16. San Francisco 49ers (6-7) *Mediocre Tier*
17. Arizona Cardinals (6-7)
18. Miami Dolphins (6-7)
19. Atlanta Falcons (6-7)
20. Cincinnati Bengals (4-8)
21. Indianapolis Colts (6-7)
22. Dallas Cowboys (5-7)  *You're Really Bad Tier*
23. Carolina Panthers (3-10)
24. New Orleans Saints (5-8)
25. New England Patriots (3-10)
26. Chicago Bears (4-9) *Matt Eberflus Was Recently Your Coach Tier*
27. Cleveland Browns (3-10) *You're DOO-DOO Bad Tier*
28. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-10)
29. Tennessee Titans (3-10)
30. Las Vegas Raiders (2-11)
31. New York Giants (2-11)
32. New York Jets (3-10) *You Owe Aaron Rodgers Like $50 Million Tier*

[MichiganCardinal]

The NFL allows Jawaan Taylor to jump on practically every single play. They have for two years now. I don't get it.

Edited December 9, 2024 by MichiganCardinal

[lordstanley]

Harbaugh, why call your 2nd timeout at 2:28 to go, saving 28 seconds, when if you used it after the first play coming out of the 2 minute warning you’d save 40 seconds?

[Mr.TaterSalad]

I hate the Chiefs. Never have I seen a luckier team than them. Their luck is seemingly endless. Tonight, they get a Harrison Butker FG doink off the crossbar and it goes the right direction and is good. Every other team would have missed that kick and it would have doinked out.

[MichiganCardinal]

Hot Seat

1. Doug Pederson: good as gone
2. Antonio Pierce: should be gone
3. Mike McCarthy: the children are running the day care, I hope he gets extended
4. Raheem Morris: if I was a Falcons fan I would want him gone
5. Zac Taylor: this is where I would want to go if I am Ben Johnson

[Motown Bombers]

45 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said:

Hot Seat

1. Doug Pederson: good as gone
2. Antonio Pierce: should be gone
3. Mike McCarthy: the children are running the day care, I hope he gets extended
4. Raheem Morris: if I was a Falcons fan I would want him gone
5. Zac Taylor: this is where I would want to go if I am Ben Johnson

If Zac Taylor gets let go, I would like to bring him in as offensive coordinator if Ben Johnson leaves. Remember, Taylor was the Rams QB coach in 2017 and 2018, Goff's best years with the Rams. When he left and McVay became DeFacto QB coach, Goff regressed. I wouldn't mind reuniting them. I don't think the Bengals will let go of Taylor since that is not how they operate. On the field they would be a good fit for Johnson, but they have a cheap owner, and I just don't know if the ownership/GM is what Johnson is looking for. 

I have to wonder about Mike McDaniel. That Dolphins team is soft. He reminds me of a modern day Wayne Fontes. I also feel like Stefanski should make the list. Some heads are going to roll for the Watson debacle. The owner can't fire himself. 

[MichiganCardinal]

26 minutes ago, Motown Bombers said:

I have to wonder about Mike McDaniel. That Dolphins team is soft. He reminds me of a modern day Wayne Fontes.

This is a good addition, and I agree entirely with your assessment. Watching that game against the Packers, they were just the antithesis of a Dan Campbell team.

[RandyMarsh]

14 hours ago, MichiganCardinal said:

Week 15 NFL Power Rankings

1. Detroit Lions (12-1) *Super Bowl Contenders Tier*
2. Philadelphia Eagles (11-2)
3. Buffalo Bills (10-3)
4. Kansas City Chiefs (11-1)
5. Green Bay Packers (9-4)
6. Pittsburgh Steelers (10-3)
7. Baltimore Ravens (8-5) *Great But Not This Year Tier*
8. Minnesota Vikings (11-2)
9. Los Angeles Chargers (8-4)
10. Denver Broncos (8-5) *Good Not Great Tier*
11. Washington Commanders (8-5)
12. Houston Texans (8-5)
13. Los Angeles Rams (7-6)
14. Seattle Seahawks (8-5)
15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (7-6)
16. San Francisco 49ers (6-7) *Mediocre Tier*
17. Arizona Cardinals (6-7)
18. Miami Dolphins (6-7)
19. Atlanta Falcons (6-7)
20. Cincinnati Bengals (4-8)
21. Indianapolis Colts (6-7)
22. Dallas Cowboys (5-7)  *You're Really Bad Tier*
23. Carolina Panthers (3-10)
24. New Orleans Saints (5-8)
25. New England Patriots (3-10)
26. Chicago Bears (4-9) *Matt Eberflus Was Recently Your Coach Tier*
27. Cleveland Browns (3-10) *You're DOO-DOO Bad Tier*
28. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-10)
29. Tennessee Titans (3-10)
30. Las Vegas Raiders (2-11)
31. New York Giants (2-11)
32. New York Jets (3-10) *You Owe Aaron Rodgers Like $50 Million Tier*

I don't get the GB love fest compared to Minnesota. I think if you're gonna put GB on the SB tier then the Vikings should be there as well. 

[Motown Bombers]

1 minute ago, RandyMarsh said:

I don't get the GB love fest compared to Minnesota. I think if you're gonna put GB on the SB tier then the Vikings should be there as well. 

I think it’s more about Darnold having a Goff like narrative from two years ago where people aren’t buying into him and waiting for his demise to happen. 

[MichiganCardinal]

2 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said:

I don't get the GB love fest compared to Minnesota. I think if you're gonna put GB on the SB tier then the Vikings should be there as well. 

It's the eye test for me. The Vikings beat the Jags by 5, Titans by 10, and should have lost to both the Bears and Cardinals.

I think they're a well coached team, but the defense is faltering, and the offense is not on an elite level. Compared to the Packers, who have a better offense (IMO), better defense (IMO), and are equally well coached.

[RedRamage]

1 minute ago, Motown Bombers said:

I think it’s more about Darnold having a Goff like narrative from two years ago where people aren’t buying into him and waiting for his demise to happen. 

There's also something to be said about the "quality of wins" I guess, I mean they beat:

• 2-11 Giants
• 6-7 49ers
• 8-5 Texans
• 9-4 Packers
• 3-10 Jets
• 6-7 Colts
• 3-10 Jaguars
• 3-10 Titans
• 4-9 Bears
• 6-7 Cardinals
• 6-7 Falcons

So they've only beat two teams with a winning record. That said... one of those two teams they beat where the Packers and they're listed in the "SB contender" tier and the ONLY team that the Pack as beat with a winning record is the Texans so the same argument against the Vikings applies also to the Packers. Either the Vikings should be in the SB contender tier or the Packers shouldn't.

[RedRamage]

Just now, RedRamage said:

[The Vikings] only beat two teams with a winning record. The ONLY team that the Pack as beat with a winning record is the Texans.

In case anyone is curious how the Lions stack up here, they have beat:

• 7-6 Rams
• 8-5 Seahawks
• 11-2 Vikings
• 9-4 Packers (x2)
• 8-5 Texans

So we've got a number of wins over winning programs this season.

[RedRamage]

5 minutes ago, MichiganCardinal said:

It's the eye test for me. The Vikings beat the Jags by 5, Titans by 10, and should have lost to both the Bears and Cardinals.

I think they're a well coached team, but the defense is faltering, and the offense is not on an elite level. Compared to the Packers, who have a better offense (IMO), better defense (IMO), and are equally well coached.

The Vikings have a KILLER end of the season. They'll either show themselves are not ready or prove the nay-sayers wrong. Next week is a cake-walk hosting the Bears, but then they go to Seattle, host the Packers and of course finish against us in Detroit.

[MichiganCardinal]

22 minutes ago, RedRamage said:

The Vikings have a KILLER end of the season. They'll either show themselves are not ready or prove the nay-sayers wrong. Next week is a cake-walk hosting the Bears, but then they go to Seattle, host the Packers and of course finish against us in Detroit.

I would predict they lose 2 of 3 to end the season, maybe even all three. If they win two of three and finish 14-3 it's hard to deny them as a real threat, but 13-4 is exactly what they were in the 2022 season when they were exposed as frauds and knocked out by the Giants in the wildcard round.

If both they and the Lions go 3-0, it likely sets up a really weird scenario where a game between the 15-1 1st place Lions and 14-2 2nd place Vikings means nothing for either team, because the Lions will have the #1 seed locked up and the Vikings will have the #5 seed locked up. I expect that if that happens we will see the Lions rout them in week 18, because they will have a game and the NFC South (or maybe West) Champion the next week and be taking it a little easy, while the Lions will have a bye the following week and be Dan Campbelling it into the playoffs.

[Jason_R]

Five!?!

[Jason_R]

Insane. 

[Motown Bombers]

Our old friend, Amani Oruwariye. 

 

[Jason_R]

Seems like the narrative about TA out of the building is not  one they accept in the building.  

[Motown Bombers]

Arnold is quietly getting better. He's like Jack Campbell. Campbell got better as the season went on and is quietly having a Pro Bowl caliber season this year. 

[RandyMarsh]

I think Arnold is gonna be a special one. Between his natural ability, mentality and maybe most importantly coming into the league and receiving top notch coaching from day 1 to compliment his other gifts.

Edited December 10, 2024 by RandyMarsh

[Motown Bombers]

Speaking of Arnold…

 

[Jason_R]

5 hours ago, RandyMarsh said:

…top notch coaching…

Yes. They have a plan for every player they draft and coaching to get them there. 

[gehringer_2]

9 hours ago, Motown Bombers said:

Our old friend, Amani Oruwariye. 

 

I don't even know this rule. So if no Cowboy had touched it across scrimmage, then it's just Cowboy's ball where ever it stops or is downed by Cinci?